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Corona: New study shows deadly consequences of the corona fear - precarious situation in Germany's hotspot

2020-11-26T17:48:36.495Z


The corona virus continues to determine life in Germany. The number of corona cases is hardly falling, but the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports maximum deaths. Further developments in the news ticker.


The corona virus continues to determine life in Germany.

The number of corona cases is hardly falling, but the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports maximum deaths.

Further developments in the news ticker.

  • The

    coronavirus

    * continues to challenge Germany - after almost three weeks of partial lockdown.

  • The

    Corona-case numbers

    are according to the

    Robert Koch Institute

    (RKI) remains high, the number of deaths enormous.

  • You can find

    further developments on the subject of

    Corona in Germany

    here.

    This news ticker is updated regularly. 

Update November 25, 16:55:

In a retirement home in

Wilhelmshaven

in Lower Saxony is an outbreak of

coronavirus

come.

A total of 49 people tested positive for the

coronavirus

.

Including both residents and

nursing staff

, as reported by the

Hannoversche Allgemeine

.

Three

infected people

are said to be in

hospital

for treatment

.

A resident who also tested positive for

Sars-CoV-2

died on Tuesday.

The responsible

authorities

had already issued a

ban

on

visiting

the retirement home

at the weekend

.

As the number of cases continues to rise,

the threshold of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants

in

Wilhelmshaven has been

exceeded for the first time in the last seven days.

Corona pandemic: study reveals deadly consequences of Covid-19

Update from November 25, 3:55 p.m.:

During the first

lockdown

due to the

coronavirus pandemic

, the number of fatal

strokes

increased.

This is suggested by a study by the Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse (

AOK

).

According to this, 740 AOK patients died within 30 days of a cerebral infarction or cerebral haemorrhage in the spring.

An increase of 26

deaths

compared to spring 2019.

Corona in Germany: More fatal strokes during the first lockdown

The number of

deaths was also

higher

than in spring 2018

and is therefore not considered a statistical outlier by the AOK.

“The fear of a

Covid 19 infection

could have prevented patients with milder complaints from going to the

hospital

,” explains Jürgen Klauber, the managing director of the AOK's scientific institute.

This concern must "be taken away from the patient, because

every minute really counts

in the treatment of

heart attacks

and

strokes

".

# Quality monitor: During lockdown there were more deaths in patients with #cerebral infarction or #cerebral hemorrhage.

Jürgen Klauber from #WIdO appeals: If you have symptoms of a heart attack or stroke, you should dial the emergency number directly.

https://t.co/rqOyouEgbk pic.twitter.com/7QL9SY9txt

- AOK Federal Association (@AOK_Politics) November 25, 2020

Overall, according to the study, significantly fewer patients with symptoms of their heart attack or stroke could

be

treated

in

hospital

.

According to the evaluation in spring, the number of

patients

with mild stroke symptoms fell by 35 percent and those with severe symptoms by 15 percent.

Corona pandemic: Ten year old in England dies after corona infection

Update from November 25, 3:15 p.m.:

The

second wave of the coronavirus pandemic

is not only

hitting

Germany

hard.

In Bradford, England, a ten-year-old boy dies with

Covid-19

.

The city laments many

corona deaths *

.

Corona pandemic in Germany: Frankfurt Zoo wants to protect its great apes from Covid-19

Update November 25, 14:43

: fear for monkeys because Corona - the

Frankfurt Zoo

wants its approximately

30 apes

before an

infection Corona

protect.

For this, precautionary safety precautions have now been taken.

Even if no case is known so far, these animals could “probably also get Covid-19.

Still, we have to be very careful, ”said curator Sabrina Linn.

Even a supposedly “harmless” flu virus could kill a young animal.

The

bonobos

,

gorillas

and

orangutans

only have contact with their keepers, who wear so-called FFP2 masks in the ape enclosure.

The city announced that the food for the residents will be delivered through a sluice.

The Frankfurt Zoo is home to

bonobos that are

important for the European breeding program

.

"It would not only be dramatic for us personally if they died of a corona infection, but also for the European bonobo population," says Linn. 

+

Zoo wants to protect great apes from Corona.

The archive photo shows a female gorilla with twin offspring in the Frankfurt Zoo.

© Winfried Faust / dpa

Update from November 25, 12.49 p.m

.:

Corona risk groups

should get cheap

FFP-2 protective masks

.

In total, it should be

27.35 million people

, according to a statement made by the German Press Agency.

The Federal Joint Committee of the Health System with representatives from doctors, clinics and health insurance companies has drawn up a requested definition of the groups with risks for serious and fatal courses.

Corona risk groups therefore include

23.7 million people over the age of 60

, as well as other people with

previous illnesses

,

high-risk pregnancies

or

overweight

.

FFP2 masks for 27 million people with a high corona risk

The statement should now be the basis for a regulation with which the Federal Ministry of Health wants to regulate the specific implementation.

The goal remains

to begin

with the

issue of masks in the course of December

, as it was said.

According to a decision by the federal and state governments,

a total of 15 FFP2 masks per person

- arithmetically one per winter week - should be available for “a small personal contribution”.

+

Cheap FFP2 masks for corona risk patients in Germany.

© picture alliance / dpa

Corona in Germany: the incidence value in Hildburghausen jumps over 500

Update from November 25, 11:13 a.m

.: The

incidence

value

in

the Hildburghausen district

(Thuringia) cracked the

500 mark

on Wednesday.

As reported by the

Robert Koch Institute

(RKI), the 7-day incidence is currently

526.9

.

But the incidence has also skyrocketed in other cities and counties (see list).

According to the RKI, the 7-day incidence across Germany is currently 139.6 (previous day: 142).

Corona hotspots in Germany (data status: November 25th, midnight)

  • Hildburghausen district (Thuringia) - 526.9

  • District of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains (Saxony) - 364.4

  • Speyer (Rhineland-Palatinate) - 360.0

  • Passau (Bavaria) - 352.3

  • Berlin Friedrichshain- Kreuzberg - 329.7

  • District of the Erzgebirgskreis (Saxony) - 311.1

  • District of Günzburg (Bavaria) - 311.0

  • District of Bauzen (Saxony) - 300.2

  • Freyung-Grafenau district (Bavaria) - 287.1

  • Kaufbeuren (Bavaria) - 283.8

  • District of Hof (Bavaria) - 283.7

  • Offenbach (Hesse) - 279.4

  • District of Kronach (Bavaria): 247.2

  • District of Cloppenburg (Lower Saxony) 245.5

Corona crisis in Germany: Lauterbach names the main reason why the lockdown does not bring enough

Update from November 25th, 9:29 am

: "It works about half as strong as we expected," said

Karl Lauterbach

on Wednesday morning on

ARD

- "Morgenmagazin".

Partial lockdown

lowers the number of corona infections far less than expected, admits the SPD politician.

In his opinion, the reason for this is new sources of infection in schools, for example.

In order to make a common Christmas possible, everyone should “pull themselves together”, recommended the doctor.

Specifically, this means a pre-quarantine before the holidays and "not shopping as much".

“The gift has to be ourselves and not what we bring with us,” said Lauterbach.

Christmas should not be remembered as the festival when they lost loved ones because of the virus, he warned.

On Wednesday afternoon, the federal and state governments will discuss the next steps to combat the pandemic.

Update from November 25, 8:42 a.m.:

The car manufacturer 

Opel

 has offered the states of 

Hesse

Rhineland-Palatinate

and

Thuringia

to

 set up

regional corona vaccination centers

in its plants in

Rüsselsheim

,

Kaiserslautern

and

Eisenach

.

"With large factory halls and parking areas as well as good connections to the local public transport network, our locations have excellent logistical prerequisites to specifically support and facilitate the

vaccination process

as soon as a 

vaccine is

 available," said Opel boss

Michael Lohscheller

on Wednesday.

Corona in Germany: RKI reports maximum number of deaths

Update of 25 November, 6:25:

On the day of

Corona summit

between federal and state governments have the health authorities in

Germany

the

Robert Koch Institute (RKI)

in one day

new 410 deaths

associated with the

coronavirus

reported.

A

new high was

reached

on Wednesday

.

The total number of deaths rose to 14,771.

The previous record was reported in mid-April with 315 new deaths within 24 hours.

The number of reported

new corona infections

was

18,633

on Wednesday

,

around 1000 cases more than a week

ago

.

The RKI has counted a total of 961,320 detected infections with the

coronavirus

in Germany

since the beginning of the pandemic

.

Corona in Germany: current case numbers from the RKI (data status: November 25, 12 a.m.)

Corona cases since the beginning of the pandemic

961.320

Deaths related to Sars-CoV-2

14,771

New corona infections within 24 hours

18,633

active corona cases in Germany

309,849

genesis

approx. 636,700

Corona in Germany: Numbers still at a high level

Update from November 24th, 8:03 p.m.:

There

is also no trend reversal

in the number of

reproductions

.

According to the RKI situation report on Tuesday evening, the

so-called

seven-day R

was

0.90

.

On Monday, the R value was 0.97.

This means that an average of 100 people who are infected with Sars-CoV-2 infect around 90 more people.

The value represents the occurrence of the infection 8 to 16 days ago.

If it is below 1 for a long time, the infection process subsides.

First report from November 24th:

Munich - Germany has been in

partial lockdown

for a good three weeks

.

The number of corona cases is still high in the second wave *.

The increase in new corona infections has flattened out

since the second

week of

November

, according to the current Covid-19 situation report from the

Robert Koch Institute

(RKI), but the situation remains tense.

The European health authority ECDC doubts the corona measures in Germany.

A current long-term forecast does not bode well.

Stricter measures are needed.

The federal and state governments are apparently in agreement.

At the Corona summit on Wednesday (November 25), a new Corona strategy for Christmas is on the agenda.

Coronavirus in Germany: The most important indicators in the pandemic

The

7-day incidence

* is currently

143

.

The number of new infections in the past seven days per 100,000 inhabitants leveled off at 140 in the past week.

In

Bavaria

(178.0),

Berlin

(197.8),

Bremen

(143.6),

Hesse

(171.4),

North Rhine-Westphalia

(158.9) and

Saxony

(193.5) the 7-day Incidence above the nationwide total incidence.

According to the RKI, in most federal states the increase has slowed down or slightly reversed since November 9.

There

is also no trend reversal in

the number of

reproductions *

.

According to the RKI management report from Monday evening, the

so-called

7-day R

is 0.97 (previous day: 1.03).

This means that an average of 100 infected people infect around 97 other people.

The value represents the occurrence of the infection 8 to 16 days ago.

If the 7-day-R is below 1 for a longer period of time, the infection process subsides, according to the experts.

Corona in Germany: RKI case numbers (data as of November 24, 12 a.m.)

  • 13,554 new corona cases

    and 249 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours (data status: November 24, 12 a.m.).

  • So far,

    942,687 people

    in Germany

    have been proven to be infected with Sars-CoV-2.

  • 14,361 deaths

    have been recorded in Germany since the start of the corona pandemic.

  • The RKI estimates that 636,700 people have survived a corona infection.

Coronavirus: Where do people get infected in Germany?

According to the RKI, the high number of nationwide cases is mostly due to a

vague event

.

"For a large proportion of the cases, the infection environment cannot be determined," says the RKI management report.

Corona outbreaks therefore occur in households, community facilities, old people's and nursing homes as well as in the professional environment and at religious events.

But there are also smaller outbreaks in hospitals, facilities for asylum seekers and refugees and religious events that are driving up the number of corona cases.

Funerals are particularly difficult in Corona times.

In Bremen, the police broke a memorial service with 400 family members.

The mourners would have violated hygiene rules, but showed themselves to be "insightful".

Corona in Germany: the positive rate of the test is higher than ever - material in the laboratories is scarce

According to the data from the Association of Accredited Laboratories in Medicine (ALM), the

positive rate

for the corona tests * carried out continues to rise and is

9.6 percent

for the 47th calendar

week (

November 16 to 22)

(previous week: 9.2 Percent).

It was the highest weekly value since ALM data collection began, it said on Tuesday.

The participating laboratories carried out about as many PCR tests for Sars-CoV-2 as in the previous week.

But the material is scarce.

“We all fall back on manufacturers who are active on the world market.

That doesn't make it any easier for us, ”said Evangelos Kotsopoulos, director of the ALM.

As pleasant as it is that

corona vaccines are

currently being

developed and already being produced

at

high pressure

: The need for plastic materials, for example, is thus increasing.

(ml with material from dpa)

* Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital network


List of rubric lists: © Oliver Berg / dpa

Source: merkur

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